Chord transcription by Mikayel Abazyan mikayelabazyan@yahoo.com
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Am+ a-c-f
Am6 a-c-f#
Bb(-1) ab-d-f
G7(no 3rd) g-x-d-f
Intro:
{ a# b a# d a g# b a# a d g# e+g# - f+g+b } x2
a# b a# e c b a# e c b a# e c b a#
Am Am+
Let's recount our history,
Am6 Am5
our tale of boom and bust.
Am G
We could talk a good fight on our day
F Esus4 E
but when we got a hand to play we bit the dust.
Am G
Now in our threadbare suits we do our duty,
F E Am
still sold on the pursuit of a common cause.
Am Am+ Am6 Am5
Now let us call to memory such witness as we dare.
Am G
We built our bridges, burned them down as well,
F Esus4 E
maybe all we have to tell is off the square.
Am G F E
We tried our instant remedies - they didn't clear the air.
Am G
Who could foresee how it was bound to end,
F
in a break or in a bend?
Bb
We intended well enough....
C Gm
Oh, but the clock was always counting,
C Gm
the envelope was sealed
C Gm
and as the pressure's mounting
A Bb
still precious little is revealed.
Organ bridge:
a# b a# d a g# b a# a d g# e+g# - f+g+b
a# b a# b a# a d
Am Am+ Am6 Am5
Still, let us speak of comradeship, of how we stood as one,
Am G
shoulder to shoulder through the thick and thin
F
while the roof was caving in;
Bb Bb(-1)
although everything begins in good faith,
G7(no 3rd)
for all our sins we'll all end up being skinned
C Gm C Gm
and now there's nowhere left to run to, there's nowhere left to hide,
C Gm A Bb
we're strapped in and we're gunning for the roller-coaster ride.
Organ bridge:
{ a# b a# d a g# b a# a d g# e+g# - f+g+b } x2
a# b a# e c b a# e c b a# e c b a#
Piano bridge:
{ a# b a# d a g# b a# a d g# } x2
Organ and Piano bridge:
a# b a# e c b a# e c b a# e c b
Same but speeding up:
{a# b a# d a g# b a# a d g# } x4
a# b a# e c b a# e c b a# e c b a#
Refer to the studio recording to get the idea how this bridge progresses until another bridge-jump-link-whatever-you-can-call-it:
{ e c b a# b e+g# - f+g+b } x3 adding one more f+g+b at the end of the 3rd pass
e+g# - f+g+b - e+g# e+g# - f+g+b
e+g# - f+g+b - e+g# { e+g# - f+g+b } x3
OVER THE HILL theme:
{G G-1(g-f) G7(=F) G7 } x2
G G-1(g-f) G7(=F) { F F(f(2)-g) F } x3
G G-1(g-f) C D7
If we're living our lives as though God's at our shoulders,
G G-1(g-f) C D7
if we're giving of our best, by an effort of will,
G G-1(g-f)
then we'll be up for the test,
C D7 E G#m
we'll never know when we're over the hill.
DECISION theme:
G#m Bbm B (alternative: 1st pass . G#m F# G#m F#; 2nd pass . G#m F# G#m E )
Here comes then bit where we decide no passengers come on this ride -
G#m F# E F# G#m
Ci - vilians, the broken-hearted, need not apply.
G#m Bbm B (alternative: 1st pass . G#m F# G#m F#; 2nd pass . G#m F# G#m E )
I count to a thousand and ten,
G#m Bbm B (alternative: 1st pass . G#m F# G#m F#; 2nd pass . G#m F# G#m E )
I keep my eyes tight shut and then
G#m Bbm B (alternative: 1st pass . G#m F# G#m F#; 2nd pass . G#m F# G#m E )
Un - steadily count the numbers back down again.
G#m Bbm B (alternative: 1st pass . G#m F# G#m F#; 2nd pass . G#m F# G#m E )
D { F F(f(2)-g) F } x3
Back to OVER THE HILL theme:
G
Head on into the wind, on a heavenly mission,
try to play with the spin while we burn in our hearts;
although we know we'll never win we're still learning our lessons in the dark.
DARK riff: (played starting from .dark., repeated many times, with different rhythmic ornaments)
g# d d g# a g# d d g# a g# d d g# a g# a b f#
g# d d g# a g# d d g# a g# d d g# a g# a b f# e f#
Full band bridge:
{ e+g# - f+g+b - e+g# } x3
Back to OVER THE HILL theme:
G G-1(g-f) C D7
There's no choice here to make, there's no easier decision
G G-1(g-f) C D7
than to stand up, stand straight and to give it a try
G G-1(g-f) C D7 C D
and there's no time for hesitation as the stations of our lives are passing by.
G G-1(g-f) C D7
Heads up and face front as brother to brother,
G G-1(g-f) C D7
time to come to the call if we're true to how we were
G G-1(g-f) C D7 E
because at last and after all we've given each other our words.
A (same harmonic approach should be used forward)
If we live out our lives as though God's sat at our shoulders,
A
if we give of our best and then give some more still,
A
press on, with no pause for breath,
G#
then we'll see each other over the hill.
MODULATION BRIDGE:
G# (use the same harmonic approach mentioned above)
G#
G# D#
Bb A
Dm Dm/c Dm/b Dm/a
Dm Dm/c Dm/b Dm/a
Dm Dm/c Dm/b Dm/a
C C-B B-A A#-G# F-C# G
Am Am+ Am6 Am5
Now if we speak of distances we're only covering old ground:
Am G F
what's done is done and if we have become of worth at all
Esus4 E
we'll hope to see things in the round.
Am G F E
Let's close the book on history and keep it safe and sound.
Am G
While we've been moving forward to our goals
F
we have done as we have told,
Bb
so the story's closed behind us
C Gm
and the countdown comes in backwards,
C Gm
that much was always clear,
C Gm A Bb
so when it reaches zero our heroes disappear.